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SOCI-140 Social Inequality
Spring only
This class explores how categories of difference with regard to race/ethnicity, social class, sex/gender, and sexuality are constructed and transformed into systems of social inequality. We will investigate what and who creates these categories, how they are constructed, and some explanations as to why these categories are created. To aid in this exploration, the concept of critical thinking will be emphasized and you will be introduced to the social construction theory. To fully understand the process of transforming difference into inequality, the interrelationships between systems of oppression will be examined. We will examine the role various social institutions--such as the family, education, the economy, the state, and the media--play in creating and maintaining systems of stratification based on the construction of difference. The role of ideology in maintaining inequality by endorsing the interests of the dominant group is also discussed. Finally, we will examine how people working within individual and institutional contexts transform systems of oppression and privilege into a system of equal access to opportunity. Various aspects of social change will be explored, including the factors and sources that precipitate such change.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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